Senator Grassley Proposes Important Whistleblower Amendments to GOP Tax Bill
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Charles Grassley, the seven-term Iowa Senator and long-time whistleblower advocate, has introduced two amendments to the Senate’s “Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill” that would assist whistleblowers. One would prevent the double-taxation of certain whistleblower awards, while another would permit whistleblowers who report criminal tax frauds to collect awards from criminal fines imposed on the offending party. The first amendment, titled “To unify the tax...